When the Going Gets Tough

The tough need Chocolate Chess Pie to bolster them.  My friend LG over at The Plan shared her mom's recipe last week and in the midst of my work craziness and the MM's work craziness, well, it seemed like the logical thing to do, right? That's what I thought.

The goods
It all gets mixed together in the saucepan on low heat until it's smooth:

Yes, that is a lot of sugar.

We did a LOT of walking and skiing up hills for the rest of the week to work off said pie, by the way. Can't believe I forgot my camera yesterday--the closest I've seen to a bluebird day in Missoula so far this winter.  Lubrecht was gorgeous.